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Survey: Medical Sales Salaries Soar

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:24:02 +0000

A new report by MedReps.com, an online job search site focused on medical representative sales jobs and related industries, revealed the average salaries of medical sales representatives nationwide.

The average total income for medical sales professionals is about $133,654, according to the MedReps.com 2013 salary survey.

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Hospitals Lose 6,000 Jobs in May

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:34:53 +0000

Physicians' Offices, Home Health Care Added Jobs

May was one of the healthcare industry's weakest months in recent history for job growth, according to today's report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Healthcare Recruiters Recognized in June

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:21:58 +0000

Did you know that even healthcare recruiters have our own special day? Since 1991, the first Tuesday in June has been designated as National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day, so today's the day.

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Careers That Combine Medicine, Law

Fri, 31 May 2013 01:09:42 +0000

Legal Careers in Healthcare Grow as Demand for Medical Care Grows

Sometimes patients have bad outcomes. At times these outcomes may even be due to a mistake made by a physician, which may be serious enough to be detrimental to a patient's health and well-being. For example, if a physician operates on the wrong limb, misdiagnoses a patient, or makes any deviation from the reasonable standard of care that causes severe harm or death of a patient, this is known as medical malpractice.

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Healthcare Offers Hiring Hope for Graduating Class of 2013

Thu, 30 May 2013 02:56:21 +0000

Medical Jobs for College Grads

If you have recently obtained your college degree, and haven't yet secured a job, the outlook may be bleak, but there is hope in healthcare.

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reports that employers will only hire about 2.1 percent more new college graduates from the class of 2013 than they hired from the Class of 2012, despite expectations that employers would hire about 13 percent more graduates.

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Keep Your Eye On a Medical Career for Healthy Vision Month

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:44:45 +0000

Explore Careers in Optometry, Ophthalmology

May is Healthy Vision Month, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Optometric Association (AOA). Careers in eye care are in great demand, as more than 20 million Americans suffer from severe vision loss, states the AAO.

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Male Nurse Population Growing

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:37:02 +0000

While More Men Work as Nurses, They are Still a Minority

The latest report on the nursing population from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that the nursing profession still remains predominantly female, but the percentage of men in the nursing workforce has tripled since 1970, in some nursing roles.

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National Nurses Week: May 6-12, 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 00:57:19 +0000

Happy Nurses Week!

National Nurses Week 2013 kicks off today, Monday May 6, which is also known as National Nurses Day. According to the ANA (American Nurse Association), there are over 2.9 million registered nurses nationwide, and 2.4 million of those are actively practicing. Furthermore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects Registered Nurses (RNs) to be one of the healthcare sectors to add the most jobs in the next few years.

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Healthcare Posts Modest Job Growth in April

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:21:37 +0000

Healthcare added 19,000 jobs in April, according to today's employment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to previous months, the industry's growth for April is modest, if not weak in comparison to the average of 24,000 new jobs monthly.

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Acupuncturist: A Sharp Career Choice!

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:53:31 +0000

Acupuncture, which has historically been considered a form of "alternative" medicine in the U.S., is making a name for itself in mainstream medicine.

Corporations, insurance companies, government legislators, and even the military are beginning to recognize the benefits and effectiveness of acupuncture on employees, patients, and military personnel.

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